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The PC thread

Since there's a Mac thread, I thought I'd start a little thread about us PC users...

Since I'm opening this ball, I'll list mine.

It's an emachines, has the 1.8ghz AMD Athlon, came with 256 RAM, now has a gig. I added a second hard drive, a Seagate 40 gig to complement my 80 gig C drive, as well as an external 320 gig Western Digital. I'm currently back to my stock onboard graphics, after flirting with 5 or 6 other cards that didn't really suit me.
Running XP with SP3, and a buncha neat stuff I've added but won't list here since it'd take 2 hours to describe it all, lol.

I've also got a DVD-Rom drive, and a Dual Layer DVD-RW drive from another emachines I parted out, as well as the 15-in-one media reader.

It's nothing fancy, but it's been rock solid, and done pretty much everything I've wanted it to do except play TES IV: Oblivion to it's full potential.

However...in a couple or 3 months, I'm getting a dedicated gaming system to basically replace it with. :evilgrin:
I'm gonna keep the little e as a backup though. It's just time to upgrade, think in the snse of going from a Pinto to a GT, lol.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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custom built Pentium 2.8 Ghz w/ intel SATA server board
200 Gig HD (the other just died)
still running Windows 2000
1/2 gig ram
Radeon 7000 video card
3-wintv PVR pci II video grabber cards
Running Sagetv server Ver.6.3.10
connected to a 26" widescreen samsung monitor

Yes, I swing both ways. LOL
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Hp media center PC
core 2 duo 2.13 ghrz (not overclocked)
ninja cooler
changed the mother board to support HDMI and optical out
Vista home premium OS on a 320 G.B. hd
one 500 G.B hd for storage
one 1.5 T.B hd for storrage
all 3 are internal
GeForce 8500 GT (sucks)
DVD light scribe dual layer burner
multi media reader

basically geared it towards being a home theater pc. not much of a gamer. next thing i need is a case with a form factor that will better suit my component rack.

outputs video to my 50" panasonic plasma
outputs audio to my nuforce avp 16 pre-amp
emotiva xpa5 amp 350/ch rms in 5ch and 450/ch rms in 2 ch.
DIY Statements main towers and center
Two 15" Tempest X subs each in their own 7cuft sealed double layer enclosures. (going to maelstrom 18"s next year)
dayton ultra 8" 3way in walls for the rear surround.
harmony "uber" remote
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

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Quote from: daminc;253652
Yes, I swing both ways. LOL


hey baby, how you doin?





i got an old 600mhz hp i use in the shop for alldata.


which btw...i do still have the ford discs, even after the cat killed my 750gb external....so if you need anything looked up, yahoo or aim me.
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Screw you Ford... I'm going to get a ranger riding a mustang to restore your focus on the expedition needed to escape from the edge of bankruptcy.

Quote from: random im message;385099
need to pretend to get some awesome wheels for my invisible cars so i can pimp hard in my dreams at night...

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Quote from: LumpyCheeseman;253666
hey baby, how you doin.


Hey, not that sorta way. :hick:
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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lol i didnt mean it that way lol.

i meant it purely digital!
Quote from: ?;247173
Screw you Ford... I'm going to get a ranger riding a mustang to restore your focus on the expedition needed to escape from the edge of bankruptcy.

Quote from: random im message;385099
need to pretend to get some awesome wheels for my invisible cars so i can pimp hard in my dreams at night...

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My flock:

Daily driver: Gateway MX7525 laptop, 15" screen, AMD 64 4000+ (2.6GHz), 256MB ATI Radeon X600 graphics, DVD burner, maxed out at 1.5GB RAM, 100GB HDD, running Vista Ultimate

Office: HP Pavilion, 2.2GHZ Core2 Duo, 3GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 80GB HDD (pilfered from an old Dell that ped out), Lightscribe DVD burner plus second dvd burner pilfered from the Dell, 19" LCD monitor, running onboard py graphics, Vista Premium

Garage: Old frankenstein computer: Full tower case, AMD 1400Mhz Thunderbird, 512MB RAM, 80GB and 40GB HDD's, DVD burner and DVD player, 128MB Nvidia graphics (no idea which chip), Creative SBLive 5.1 sound card, 17" CRT monitor, running XP Pro. This computer is used mainly as a Mitchell OnDemand station (not even connected to the internet), but I also use it as a "juke box" when I'm working in the garage. I've got the sound card plugged into an old Kenwood car amplifier powered by an old ATX power supply (again, from the Dell) and making noise with two 6.5" Kenwood speakers screwed to the garage wall. Or, at least, I usually do. Right now it's all inside, out of fear that the extreme cold would kill it.
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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HP Pavilion a824n - 3 GHz P4, 1 gig ram, XP Home (home base)

Home built Asus MB - Intel 800MHz P3, 384MB ram, XP Home (kids machine)

Dell M1210 (12" laptop) - 1.83GHz Core 2 T5600, 2 gig ram, Vista HP (this machine)

Fujitsu P1610 (8.9" notebook) - 1.2GHz Core Solo, 1 gig ram Vista HP (travel)

Fujitsu U810 (5.6" UMPC) - 800MHz A110, 1 gig ram Vista Business (car)

Dell M2400 (14" mobile workstation) - Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz, 3.5 gig ram, XP Pro (work)

I run all kinds of technical software, but no games - so most machines use built in graphics accelerators.
11.96 @ 118 MPH old 306 KB; 428W coming soon.

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Just picked up a Toshiba model L305d-s5893 laptop....

http://www.notebooks.com/2008/11/20/black-friday-toshiba-satellite-l305d-for-379-at-best-buy/

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Best Buy will feature the Toshiba Satellite L305D for $379 on Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving).

This $379 price is a $270 discount compared to Best Buy’s normal pricing on this configuration of the Satellite 305 (L305D-S5892).

For an extra $100 you can get the Satellite L305D with 250GB of RAM and 4GB of memory. The $479 Black Friday bundle includes a wired mouse, Trend Micro AntiVirus/AntiSpyware and a protective sleeve. This is a $300 discount compare to normal pricing. This configuration is listed as the L305D-S5893.




FWIW I didn't know about the Black Friday deal.  We got it in mid-December and STILL got that price.....
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

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My PC:2.66ghz 775 core2 duo 3mb L2 cache 1066fsb,2gb ocz pc1066 reaper ram,Asus P5Q MB,Enermax Phoenix case with 600watt Cooler master power supply,320gb Western digital caviar sata2 HDD,Onboard 5.1 digital surround sound,Ati 4670HD 512mb ddr3 Pci express 2.0video card with HDMI support,Pioneer dual layer dvd burner,26" SOYO monitor,Masscool Cpu cooler,Logitech G15 gaming Keyboard,Logitech gaming G5 mouse,multiple fans throughtout.


Wife's PC:3ghz P4 1mb cache 800mhz fsb,2GB ocz overclocking ram,Abit IS7 MB,Ati 1650pro ddr2 video card AGP8X,Herculees 7.1 digital surround sound card,160gb seagate HDD,Thermaltake skull case with thermaltake 480watt power supply,Sony dual layer dvd burner,Aeromax cpu cooler with vantech tornado fan,Logitech wireless keyboard,Logitech laser mouse,22" Vision quest monitor.


Kids PC:3ghz 1mb cache 800fsb,2GB ocz Overclocking ram,Asrock 661mx MB, Ati 1650pro ddr2 video card AGP8X,120GB maxtor hdd,Cooler master Centuion case with Ultra x-connect 500 watt power supply,onboard 2.1 sound,17" phillip monitor,LG dvd burner,several fans throughout,Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse.
I think that about sums it up.
All as you can tell where custom built by me,Off the shelf stuff sucks.

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Main rig:
3Ghz HT Pentium 4
Asus P4P800-E Motherboard
Radeon 9600 Pro 256mb 128-bit Video card
2Gb DDR 400 Ram
100GB HD
DVD-RW Drive
DVD-Rom Drive
Housed in a Thermaltake Xaser V Case with 4 fan system temp monitoring system.
1983 Tbird with '03 Split Port V6 motor swap done! Headers, dual exhaust, 500CFM Edelbrock, 3G upgrade, Electric fan. 3.73 Gears and an FRPP Limited Slip. Five lug complete! 5-Speed conversion complete! Standalone Fuel Injection in progress...

my rig

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my daily rig:
HP Pavilion 6835 case housing...
Biostar Intel mobo
Celeron 420 @ 2.66GHz
1 gig ram, integrated geforce 7050 graphcis, 120 gig hard drive, DVD burner, card reader, floppy, windows XP.
47 watts idle/65 watts load

Home Theater PC
HP Pavilion 6835 case housing...
Jetway AMD mobo
Sempr0n Le-1100 @ 2.0GHz/1.1volt load, 850mhz/0.8volt idle
2x512mb ram, ATI X300se video card, Hauppauge dual tuner card, 200gb hard drive, DVD burner, floppy, Windows MCE 2005.
50 watts idle/65 watts load

older Pentim M Dell laptop for me, newer Acer Pentium dual core laptop for wife.

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AMD M2N SLI deluxe board
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3.2ghz dual core
6 gigs corsair ram
geforce 8500gt video card
windows vista 64 
150 HD
surrond sound and a 22" LG lcd monitor 
its runs to hot
:mad:
88 thunderbird, 306 ,E7 heads ported by me, explorer intake, 70mm professional products TB, 8.8 3.73 rear is finally in. 11" front brake upgrade. still need some stuff
some nice weather to work on stuff would be nice ^^^
 

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*Pc Chips Motherboard A15G (on-board NVIDIA 256mb GeForce 6100 graphics)
*AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Processor ADO4400IAA5DO - 2.30GHz, 1MB Cache, 1000MHz (2000 MT/s) FSB, Brisbane, Dual-Core, OEM, Socket AM2, Processor
*4gb Kingston PC2-6400 800mhz
*Spire WhisperRock IV CPU Cooler and Fan
*Thermaltake 480w PSU
*Sony DVD-RW
*Toshiba DVD-ROM
*Audigy2 6.1 channel sound
*40gb IDE system HDD
*160gb IDE slave HDD
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast